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SCUMP Thu Jun 15, 2006 03:01pm

This Is Were We Do Not Agree Brother Sal.

A Good Friend Of Mine Is In His Tenth Year As A Professional Umpire, All Of These Years Are In Indy Ball. Umpires Out Of Either Pro School Would Struggle If Not Fail To Work In The Atlantic League. The Caliber Of Play Is At The Very Least A Double Aa Level If Not Aaa.

Just A Few Facts About The Atlantic League. Its On Their Web Site If Anyone Is Curious.

Since 1998 Over 300 Players With Big League Time Have Played There.

70 Of Them In 2004 Alone.

In The Last 7 Years Over 170 Players Have Had Their Contracts Sold To A Major League Orginazation

15 Managers And Coaches Have Major League Playing Time.

Sparky Lyle, Jose Lind, Tommy Herr, Bud Harelson Just To Name A Few.

Guys That Played In The Atlantic League That Played Their Way Back To The Bigs.

Reuben Sierra
Milt Cuyler
Joe Grahe
Felix Jose
Jose Canseco
David Lindquist
Curtis Pride
James Lofton
Tim Raines
Joe Borowski
Carlo Baerga
Brandon Puffer
Andy Shilbo
Bobby Hill
Brendan Donnelly
Jose Lima
Rickey Henderson
Pedro Borbon Jr
Brady Raggio
Mitch Melusky
Mike Glavine
Kirk Bullinger
Carlo Jau Pudlido
Jose Offerman
Bill Pulsipher
Chris Widger

Side Show Baseball......oh Really

SCUMP Thu Jun 15, 2006 03:36pm

The Bitter Pills Lies With The Guys That Are Working For That Extra 30 Bucks A Month......

I'm Sure The Guys That Voted Against It But Returned To Work Are Real Happy.......bitterly Happy...

It Will Be Interesting To See How Many Of The Umpire Studs Are Still Working This Time Next Year.

Thanks For Striking......

Sal Giaco Thu Jun 15, 2006 04:00pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCUMP
.. The Atlantic League. The Caliber Of Play Is At The Very Least A Double Aa Level If Not Aaa.

I work the Northern League (which supposedly is the one of the best indy leagues) and that is the equivalent to about High A. That according to many of the players, coaches and fellow umpires who I work with that were in the game at one time or another.

Is the Atlantic League regarded as a higher league (talent wise) than the Northern League? I find it hard to believe it even comes close to AAA. My guess is the Atlantic is similar to A to High A???

SCUMP Thu Jun 15, 2006 05:20pm

The Northern League Limits The Number Of Players With Big League Time.

The Atlantic League Allows Anyone To Play If They Are Good Enough.

I Would Say Look At The Number Of Northern League Players That Have Resigned With Minor League Clubs And How Many Have Played Their Way Back To The Show.

Clearly More Former Big Leaguers Play In The Atlantic League Than The Northern And Since The Atlantic League Started In 1998 I Am Sure More Of The Atlantic League Players Have Resigned With Organized Baseball Than The Northern. Also How Many Players Since 1998 Have Played Their Way Back To The Big Leagues?

I Have Worked Both Leagues And There Really Is No Comparison To The Quality Of Play.

ctblu40 Fri Jun 16, 2006 09:21am

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCUMP
Reuben Sierra
Milt Cuyler
Joe Grahe
Felix Jose
Jose Canseco
David Lindquist
Curtis Pride
James Lofton
Tim Raines
Joe Borowski
Carlo Baerga
Brandon Puffer
Andy Shilbo
Bobby Hill
Brendan Donnelly
Jose Lima
Rickey Henderson
Pedro Borbon Jr
Brady Raggio
Mitch Melusky
Mike Glavine
Kirk Bullinger
Carlo Jau Pudlido
Jose Offerman
Bill Pulsipher
Chris Widger

I just realized that I'm a professional umpire too! I worked a Little League game last week and these guys all used LL to work towards MLB!
Yippie!

SCUMP Fri Jun 16, 2006 09:58am

Ctblu40 Did You Attend Little League Pro School And Little League Pbuc Too?????

Wow......you Are The Man!!!!!

I Heard You Worked The T-ball World Series As Well......awesome!!!!

Umpires Around The Country Use You To Set The Bar For Success....

ctblu40 Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:09am

That's all you got??? C'mon SCabUMP... dig deep and be more sarcastic than that.

mcrowder Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:16am

Your Propensity To Capitalize The First Letter Of Every Word Is Freaking Annoying And Makes Your Posts Hard To Read.

SCUMP Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:37am

Hey Crowder Pea's I Have An Idea.......don't Read Them!!!!!!

I Did Like The Use Of Such A Big Word Though...propensity...wow..

A Smart Ump At That.....i Bet You Really Know The Rule's Front To Back.....impressive!!!!!

SCUMP Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:41am

Ctblu40.....do You Need A Hug?????

What The World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love....

It's The Only Thing That There's Just To Little Of.......

Blu40 Do You Feel The Love?????

BlueLawyer Fri Jun 16, 2006 03:15pm

Mrcrowder
 
On this point, you and I agree completely. I Don't . . . . . . . . . . Like . . . . . . Useless . . . . . . UpperCase . . . . . . . Letters . . . . . . And Ellipeses. . . . . . . but if you tell him about it, he does it more. So, in his own way, he's hijacked every thread he's posted on.

Strikes and outs!

SCUMP Fri Jun 16, 2006 03:23pm

Ellipeses......wow Lawyer.......you And Crowder Pea's Are Using

Some Pretty Big Words!!!!!

Impressive...........no I Mean It This Time...........impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!

SanDiegoSteve Fri Jun 16, 2006 03:49pm

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SCUMP

SCUMP Fri Jun 16, 2006 05:16pm

Super San Dog Steve....i Feel You Man I Really Feel You....

I Dig The Don King Look Anyway. Thanks Again For Caring.

I Just Feel So Good In Side....so Good

SanDiegoSteve Fri Jun 16, 2006 05:43pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWL
He ain't heavy, he's just your old Global Moderator.:p

No, I'm heavy.


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